Frustrated dot com - posted a reply about my "shaggy puppy" and the bloomin internet crashed when I tried to upload a pic so sorry you will not be getting pics yet
So years ago I met the breed and promptly forgot its name but loved the dog I had met. Last year I realised I needed a 4th dog as poor Chase is not allowed to play with Hope and Ferdi (Hope won't let him) and he misses Brice a lot. He has always loved pups so I decided to get him one ... but I didn't really want a 4th brit. A weird circumstance has led me to be friends with a breeder in france who was watching Ferdi grow up before deciding if she would use his sire (the stud has no working credentials although he has done well in the show ring) - she now has the offspring are lovely workers and lookers. But she also breeds this very rare breed and last September I asked her if she would consider letting me have one. She said yes and offered me pick of the girls. Although I can't show or trial Inaaya in the UK she will be out and about so will be seen, hopefully show off her working ability and she will return to france for showing, confirmation, working assessment and maybe trialling with a pro handler and if health tests are ok she will also have a litter in france (no point breeding her here as the blood would be lost from the gene pool in a sense).
She is a very sweet puppy, she arrived the beginning of Nov and now all the brits like her. She is a good retriever and has already picked up partridge, woodcock, hen and cock pheasant, the latter two not by design but they came to hand. Some things she finds scary - she was home reared in a very quiet village and so I am taking it easy with her - the breed is quite easily crushed confidence wise so I am feeling my way really.
This is probably the best online resource about the breed
http://pointingdogblog.blogspot.co.uk/2 ... aniel.html
Bill, I am easing off showing in the UK so won't be up for SKC but hope to possibly get your way for grouse in the NY either counting or GPT's ... if all else fails and you come down south for the fishing next year I will make sure you meet her.
